Gaelic Games! |
Hurling and Gaelic Football are our national games in Ireland.
Hurling:
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To the uninitiated game of hurling is very similar to field hockey. Both games are
played on grass with a small ball and a curved wooden stick. In hurling the ball is
known as a sliothar and the stick is known as a hurley. However hurling is a much
faster and skillful game than hockey. Infact Hurling is described as the fastest
field game in the World. A wit once remarked that a " bad game of hurling was
equivalent to the best game of hockey ever played!!"
Anyone who has seen a game of
hurling will agree that it is played at a frantic pace and there is no doubt as to
the skill and bravery of the players.
what to learn more about the origins of hurling? [click
here]
This is really cool, how about testing your hurling skills online.
[go
here to play]
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Gaelic football:
Gaelic Football can be described as a mixture of soccer and rugby, although it
predates both of those games. It is a field game which has developed as a distinct
game similar to the progression of Australian Rules. Indeed it is thought that
Australian Rules evolved from Gaelic Football through the many thousands who were
either deported or emigrated to Australia from the middle of the twentieth century.
Gaelic Football is played on a pitch approximately 137m long and 82m wide. The
goalposts are the same shape as on a rugby pitch, with the crossbar lower than a
rugby one and slightly higher than a soccer one.
what to learn more about the history of gaelic football? [click
here]
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Croke Park: [Dublin]
All the big games are played here.
Why not take a virtual tour.
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The Birth of the GAA:
The GAA is over 100 years old. Find out about the events leading up to its creation and
who was involved. more... |
History of GAA Sports:
A brief history of the sport in Ireland, past achievements, and a chance for you to
nominate your what you think would be the ultimate Irish set up from players past and
present. more... |
Player Profiles:
Profiles on some of the greatest sportsmen ever to play Hurling and Football.
more... |
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